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规律 guīlǜ “rule (e.g. of science)” in Chinese

Traditional 規律

What 规律 means

  1. rule (e.g. of science)
  2. law of behaviour
  3. regular pattern
  4. rhythm
  5. discipline

How to say 规律

    规律 in a sentence

    1. 我们要找出这些数字的规律。

      Wǒmen yào zhǎochū zhèxiē shùzì de guīlǜ.

      We need to find the pattern in these numbers.

      Sentence by WillyChina

    2. 他的生活很有规律。

      Tā de shēnghuó hěn yǒu guīlǜ.

      He lives a very regular life.

      Sentence by WillyChina

    How 规律 is built

    Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

    The character 规 (guī) with each of its parts in a different colour
    规guīcompass
    • 夫man · fūSound part
    • 见to see · jiànMeaning part

    见 hints at the meaning (to see); 夫 (fū) hints at the sound. Compare it with .

    The character 律 (lǜ) with each of its parts in a different colour
    律lǜlaw
    • 彳step · chì
    • 聿brush · yù

    How to write 规律

    规 8 strokes · 律 9 strokes

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    规律 (guīlǜ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
    Stroke order chart for 规律 (guīlǜ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

    Words related to 规律

    Words with 规

    规定guīdìng · to stipulate规则guīzé · rule规矩guīju · rules规模guīmó · scale正规zhèngguī · formal规划guīhuà · plan规章guīzhāng · rules规范guīfàn · standard规格guīgé · specifications

    Words with 律

    律师lǜshī · lawyer法律fǎlǜ · law纪律jìlǜ · discipline一律yílǜ · without exception旋律xuánlǜ · melody

    More words: Ideas & Concepts

    个人gèrén · individual个性gèxìng · individuality功能gōngnéng · function规矩guīju · rules规模guīmó · scale核心héxīn · core后果hòuguǒ · consequences话题huàtí · subject (of a talk or conversation)

    FAQs

    规律 (guīlǜ) means “rule (e.g. of science)” or “law of behaviour”. It is an HSK 5 word.
    Say it guīlǜ: guīlǜ. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
    In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 规律 is written 規律. The pronunciation is the same.
    Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type guilu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 规律 from the suggestions. Typing guilu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
    规律 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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    Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.